Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 19, 2004, Led by Mary and Bill
photos by Bill Walker, click thumbnails to enlarge
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59 Species at Drawbridge, CA
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Snow Goose
[2]
Canada Goose
[144]
Gadwall
[4]
Mallard
[26]
Northern Shoveler
[30]
Green-Winged Teal
[49]
Grebes
Eared Grebe
[456]
Bitterns and Herons
Great Blue Heron
[1]
Great Egret
[2]
Snowy Egret
[2]
New World Vultures
Turkey Vulture
[4]
Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
Northern Harrier
[3]
Red-tailed Hawk
[12]
Golden Eagle
[2]
two birds, one defending its meal. The first challenger was a Northern Harrier, the second was the other Eagle.
Caracaras and Falcons
American Kestrel
[5]
Peregrine Falcon
[2]
Prairie Falcon
[1]
Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Virginia Rail
[2]
Sora
[5]
American Coot
[10]
Plovers
Snowy Plover
[8]
Stilts and Avocets
Black-necked Stilt
[651]
Sandpipers and Phalaropes
Willet
[7]
Sanderling
[1]
Western Sandpiper
[263]
Least Sandpiper
[183]
Skuas, Gulls, and Terns
Ring-billed Gull
[744]
California Gull
[766]
Herring Gull
[1533]
Glaucous Gull
[1]
one bird, seen sleeping on a berm in the salt ponds. At first, we mistook it for a white Goose, much bigger and whiter than the other gulls in the flock.
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
[212]
Mourning Dove
[23]
Hummingbirds
Tyrant Flycatchers
Black Phoebe
[4]
Say's Phoebe
[5]
Shrikes
Jays and Crows
American Crow
[20]
Common Raven
[4]
Wrens
Marsh Wren
[7]
Kinglets
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Starlings
European Starling
[41]
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
[22]
Wood-Warblers
Emberizids
Savannah Sparrow
[1]
Song Sparrow
[7]
Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbird
[26]
Western Meadowlark
[14]
Brewer's Blackbird
[36]
Northern Finches
House Finch
[26]
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
[13]
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Trip Notes
Also saw: 69 sparrows, 106 dowitchers, 483 gulls
Trip Map
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